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Which one of us doesn’t have fond memories of grabbing a
spinning rod, bobber, hooks and some worms and hitting the ‘ole fishing
hole? For many of us, that’s how we all
got started. That little tug was the
drug!
Fly Fishing With Kids - Start With Bluegill
A great way to get your kids started in the sport [...]

Catching fish is all about presentation and the
offering. You’ve got to have the
combination of the right fly fishing fly, the right hook size, and a good drift.
“Fly” is a pretty general term. The term generates from the original flies
were tied to represent….well flying insects.
Nowadays though, there are tons of patterns representing everything from
a [...]

So much attention is given to casting distance when talking about fly fishing. Super stiff graphite rods, where a 5wt feels
more like a 6wt or 7wt of years gone past.
The truth is, casting distance is great for competition and showing off,
but for your average trout angler, it’s really irrelevant.
You want to be able [...]

We are coming upon one of my favorite hatches of the year. Eastern
March Browns are found from the Eastern United States to the Upper Midwest.
Western March Browns populate rivers and streams from the Pacific Coast to the
Rocky Mountains. The two species are unrelated,
however they are very similar looking mayfly species.
March Brown from RiverBum.com
Western [...]

To be an effective trout fisherman, it is necessary to know the life cycles of the aquatic insects in a trout’s diet.Trout are cold blooded.
In kind, so is most of their forage aside from the odd mouse a big ole
rainbow might take. During the cold winter months,
trout are quite inactive….as are the insects buried [...]

There are volumes of books written on reading the water, and
thousands upon thousands of illustrations. I really don’t think I need to cover
that. However, what I don’t often see is
a dialogue of the requirements of the water for the trout.
There are three basics needs
from a trout’s perspective.
1. Water Temperature
The first basic requirement is [...]

Oh baby, when you see or hear a fish rise, an active feeder - the first thing you think is "Let’s
go get ‘em!"
We immediately swing our fly
to right where we see ‘em rise or to the ripple rings……nothing. We throw again…..nothing. We’ve all been there. Our first instinct when we see [...]

Over the course of the next several weeks I’ll be writing
about some tips and tricks I have learned over the years. I’m organizing a trip for the Salmonfly hatch
with RiverBum pro Jim Mitchell, so some tips and tricks on a float trip seem to
be in order.
When you’re on a drift, much of your [...]

I love rainbows, I really do. These fish are strong, tail walking
beauties. There’s nothing like seeing
the acrobatic runs of a rainbow on the end of your line. Fortunately, rainbows are the most ubiquitous
species of trout with native ranging from North Mexico, the East Coast,
Rockies, West Coast and Canada.There are two types of rainbows, generally speaking. [...]

Generally speaking, there are three categories of
trout. One category, True Trout, consist
of species like rainbows, brown, and cutthroat. The second category known as Char, consist of Brook Trout, Bull Trout, Dolly
Varden, and Arctic Char. The last is
known as the hybrids. Fish such as Tiger
Trout are known to be hybrids.
Water Temperature
Sticking with the basics here, True [...]